Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-01-22
TIE MISSOURI PACIFIC.
The Gould System Charters a
Number OF New Lines in
Kansas Territory.

Railroad men have for the past year
been predicting that 1887 would see
the greatest activity in the construction
of new lines that has ever marked any
single season in the history of the west
ern country. The indications now
point to q fulfllment Of that prophecy.
The northern transeOntinental lines
began their westward march last fall
and are preparing to prosecute It with
vigor at the frst opening OF spring
Numerous lines have also been marked
out for building in Nebraska. but the
thick est Of the light between great rival
corporations now promises to be on
Kansas soil. The latest movement In
this direction was made by the Gould
party at a meetingi IN st. Louis ON Tues
daV at which Mr.. Gould himself presi-
ded. The result of the deliberations Of
that meeting is best seen IN the filing IN
this CITY Yesterday Of articles OF incOrp-
Grafton Of the Kansas Western Railway
company, the name under which the
Missouri Pacific folks will conduct oper-
atoms in this state. The capital stock
is $50 ,0C0 600 and the charters twelve
IN number, cover the following project
ed lines: Commencing at Atchlson
and running nOrthwesterly through
AtchlsOn county, thence westerly
through the counties Of Brown, Nemaha,
Marshall. Washington. Republic, jew
ell, Smith, Phillips, NOrtOns Decatur,
Rawlins and Cheyenne % the west line
Of Kansas.
Commencing at the town of Stockton,
thence west through the counties Of
Rocks, Graham, Sheridan, Thomas
and Sherman TO the west line of the
state.
Commencing at a pOintin Sherman
county, thence south through the count
les Of sherman, Wallace, Greedy
Hamilton and Morton to the south line
of the state.
Commencing at point in Morton
county, thence nOrtheasterly through
! the counties of Stevens, Seward, Fin
ney, Ford, HOdgman, Ness, Rush, Paw
nee, Barton, Rice, Ellsworth, McPher-
son, Saline, Ottawa, Clay, Dickinson,
Morris, Davis, Waubaunsee, Shawnee,
| PottaWatOmie, Riley and jackson, to
/ the city of AtchisOn.
Commencing at AtchisOn, and thence
south through the counties of AtchisOn,
jefferson, LeavenWorths WyandOtte,
johnson, Douglas, Franklin, Miami,
Anderson, Linn, Bourbon, Neosho,
| Crawford. and Cherokee.
/ commencing AZ point III CneLOEAee
county, thence westerly through the
counties of Labette, Montgomery
| Chautauqua, COwley. Sumner, Harper,
/ Barber, COmanche, Clark, Meade, Ste
Vens and Morton, to the west line OF
/ the state.
! Commencing at point in Morton Co.,
thence easterly through the counties OF
| Ford, Edwards Pratt, KIngman, Sedg.
wick, Butler, Elk, Greenwood, Wilson
and WOOdsOn, to the west line Of Allen
county.
Commencing at point On the west
/ line of Allen county, thence northwest
/ erly through the counties of Chase and
Marion, thence southwesterly through
the counties of Harvey, Reno, Stafford
/ PaWnee, Ness, Land, Scott, Wichits
and Greeley, to the west line Of the
state.
Commencing at a point in Wallace
| county, thence easterly through the
| counties of st. John, Cove, TTegO, Ellis
/ Russell, Lincoln, Ottawa, Cloud. Clay
Riley, Waubaunsee, Usage, Lyon Cot
! fee, Anderson and Bourbon to For
| Scott.
The directors named for the frs
/ y ear are George j. Gould, of New
/ York; w. W. Pagan, B. P Waggoner
! Frank Everest and Charles G. Wood
of Kansas, and +. G. Merriam anC
! George G. Smith.-Commonwealth.